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TELEPHONE Oil
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Per Your postpal to Foreign Coun
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tdynblo Iavulably In Advance
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EDMUND NOKKIE Editor
W HOBAOK WltiaiiT Assistant
Editor
KcBlillnu in Honolaln
FRIDAY DC 23 1000 ff
TOPICS OF THE DAY
We nqtioe tbat according lo ethios
of modern Chfiatianity ft ia tberigbt
thing for B preaoh6foFtES gospel
and a servant of the lowly OhVist to
have a 17000 paraonagebetjideH a
fat salary It ia undoubtedly more
pleasant to preafch Clio words of the
Saviour under stick circumstances
than to go forth and preach the
word as the Apostles did aud bo
persecuted torturedor killed
It is very wotl to talk about tho
extension and widening of our
streets but we wish the exponents
of immediate action would show us
where the moneys are to come from
not alono for the purchase- erf the
neoessary lands but also for the la
bor to be performed We vvish that
these goad uitizns would show us
throughwhat channels the Legis
lature is to get sufficient revenue to
undertake tho improvements re
ferred to Thfl Independents stand
virtually pledged to their
i it oppose any increase in tstxai
tion Even if weget muniojpalgoy
ernr4ent the situation in that re
pptjht wlllnot be improved because
a municipal government will naya
all i can do to devise means to pay
the running expenses of the city
Thqnly solutionis tbprepare an
lincojmetaxaw and alaw providing
for a tax ou each ton of augorpro i
ducodj and we doubt that any of
these measures could be carried over
thaprovernoraveto in the Senate
It is very easy to make lavish appro
priations on paper but to make prc
visiqns to meettlidin is quite
s eftning
The State of New Jersey has pre
pared a law to be submitted to its
Legislature ordering that books
from circulating libraries shall be
periodically sterilized Hooks aro
by many authorities considered a
strong medium for the distribution
v of gwrmsandbooks from libraries
olleu go into uouses where saarlet
fever raoasles and
diseases mar exist
other infectious
Of course we
kno thatpeople ought to know
better anefnot call for bonks -from
a public library while there is a case
of infectious disease in their homes
t People may know better but they
vory rarely live up to that kpowl
edgo We think theNewJefsoy
laWVkio and could be initiated
here to advantage -
W Kir St V - M
TnWoTiotlfethSt the French Gov
oramenthas prohibited tho sal
manufacture and impqrtatiqn of
Absinthe in France A couple of
yearsago tliepnch Government
offered a large prize to auyqnewho
could invent a drink which should
be harmloso and at the same time
contain some of the ingredients
which make Absinthe the national
drink of Fratioo A Mr Picon in
vented a drink which the Govern
raeptaocopted as a good substitute
forAbsiiithe and Picon the name
of the liquor oan noiv be found all
ovortho world It was howver not
tho qualities whioh malw Picon a
plnasant beverage the French Ab
sinlho driukor wttuted - Ho wanted
atwwMiiijwiiwiiiiMwiiigt3gBeMMSB3Mraas
rf
the deleterious horb which lit the
deadly composition of Absinthe
Apropos of Absinthe the use of
that drinkjiaa grown iuHotibIulii
lifti remutkablo degree during the
post fw years A prominout saloon
Ulan sas that four years ngo he
would buy one bottle for his saloon
at thetim and tlvorq were very fowl
demands for it Now ho buys by the
ease and there nro many sails daily
for Abuiutho in the different form
it is served We however have not
yet come to the pass where wo need
legislation agaiust a frczou ab
sinthe
AUornoy Goneral Doa has dvokl
ed tbat the Orphoum Company ruay
give concerts ou Sunday evening
but tbat no admission foe must be
charged because oburuh puople
would then consider it an ientor
tainraent and not a srviae and
public entertainments on Sundays
are contrary to lata As Mr
romarks the Legislature ia near at
hand and wo have no doubt our
antiquated Sunday laws will ber re
pealed In tklQrueantimn th -Ore
pheutnCompaoy wight follow thi
example gf thchuruh people by
during Sunday concerts popping
the hat around for voluntary eon-
f tTibutioua aud rent but pews wc
mean seat to the good people who
wish lo listen to the snored music
What ia sauce for the gander is
surely sauce for the goose
to survey twilight
OliptaJhi Will Sizi nBr TJpia
Sho UnasaworthyP
The little Pchoouor Twilight
wkich putlntoHqnolulu last
dy uightMu a ioaking condition
whilo eu route fropi Washington
Jslaud to SariErariciscpfcarryiuga1
cargo of copra has been towed up
into the Admiralty Court dock by
the notion of tlmcrewj who tyesler
day filed a potition in IhetUuitBd
Statea Circuit Court prayiug fbr tha
appointment ofa bPjard1 of survey
Csp1niat3authenu jnaster i iof ithe
soKdoneJ ajs ijoins withithn orewin
making the petition TheyA ak for
theraipointmeut of thre maitor
marinrs ekjllful In maritime- af
fairs to ascertain what repairs are
necessary to put tho vessel in a sea
worthy condition and allqw her- to
proceed upon her voyage or to dis
cover any other defects- or insuffi
I cinnoitis rpqardliig the Twiiighti
1Judxo M M Ettao isfued tbo
following order after hearing the
petition
To Thomas K Clark of Hond
lulu mastor murinerj to John F
Haglund of tbeeam place master
marinerand F E litinsch master
mariner
Whereas Christian Ceuthon mas
ter of the Americau sohoonnr Twi
light now lying jd the vport Of lio
qoluu and within the juriodiction
of this court has applied bypeli
tion to m the undrsigned jndge
to hayo three porhoriB oppoiutod for
tho puposo of reporting on board
the pchoouerin respect to whethej1
brvoot she is loo floaky to proceed
upon her voyage and in to
whether any other defeats and in
auiuoQicies as complaintd of aud
set forth in a petition of Baid
mister
I do therefore orcler and direot
that tho b6ve named un lerarilact
bf uCongrs fheT Laws
E dating to AujriuanSiarnunrball
procef d on boiriqf iBAld virsseranH
to esaruine the same and make their
report to mo ju wrjljng uuder tho
hands of twj ofthemj whether or
not the vostol is uufiUnd to proceed
on tho intpd d voyage and what
repairs or allorationa iu the body
taokp or apparelwill be imcisiary
Muabal ltj served lho threo
captains witbcopieBcithe order
yesterday afternoon and thesurvay
will commence at once
Tho schooner Twilight entered
this port a day or two beforeObrist
raas in a leaky cotiditiou with most
of her saila gone and badly ju need
of provisions for hoa captain aud
crew When a qupstiou was asked
of the captain as to what fores h0
had aboard he smilod aud said that
he bolieved that there wa a bag or
two of flour aud some hard took
It is said that the crow of tho
Twilight numbering soroojix wen
araxlotistCf TJtfpaiti off in this
pott li is understood that they
have wages coming to lhfm for the
last tea months aud that they were
omployod at 30 a month so that
something like 2 000 is supposed to
be duo for wages
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nOTEtiBTIlEKC TO UK WIDEN
ED AT Alakea
KxncutiTo Council Bcconsldors Vote
iu SHpfd Tranult Mattar BBliBr
- OnraTropnsalfli Doecla and
trocti vin th Land Swapping
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Iho exeotilivo roiincil -hold an
important session yesterday
J A MOsndlpM brotiRbt Mp tin
question of widening Hotel street
Troni the Uietilldlig to AUkta
Mflet After discussion Mr Mo
vauuifnK as iiijiepnioQueni ni pun
118 Wofks In eompliaifce with his
r qfitst Was authorlrad td malieihis
thoroughfare widor mauka
lin6f the street wjll be straighteu
el frorri bo corner ofthn Elite
buildinif tii th southeast qorneV of
tho piiblio library building This
outs off asliVej of tthn Wtorhbue
lots add will thrqw the library step
upon thrtpubrto Hlnpt
Mr MoOnudlnw reported to tho
council that tb 27 inrh storm
sewer whfotihe ifjasvaiian Electric
Oumpatiyliad ngfeed to put inon
Alakeastrbet from TfaTekauwtla
street to the nharf would be of tqo
amsll dimBuSionsthe Territory
should War make xtedsidns H
also said irthe Territory want
v
ed to liilt in ra largr draiu tht
Eleotrio company wjjijld Jpav the
equrvhlerit of t he cost of a 27 ipoh
storm sewer -This was agreeable to
the cdunbil and a fUtJUdrm sower
Ux34inohes wasordered
The motion Whioh was earrlod jit
last meeting requiring the Rapid
vTnltf Company to ehinge the
poijOt at wbidh the rOad should
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cross King street inear tho ontruon
to Htor8reeJ rs rconsiderod
aud the orlgiual plan approved
A Utter from T F Hlchards re
garding Kilief Camp N 2 was
read It stated that tho camp had
funds ou hand to tho auiouut of
fSOO and hsked tho council for tho
procwada of tho auetion sale Of tho
camp buildings ti be added to this
sum for tho purpose of construct
ing a sewer to the oiuip site Th
oounoil voted down thn request
Mr McOeidie read the agrn
mrttit with the OdiU lUllWay Co
regardiug tlm nxnhann of railrord
lauii ou tho water front fur gdveru
moot back land O jitioiiwa
raised to the form of the paet
Inptruetioas wor givn tkat
straight deds qfexchaugdba drhwri
nd that these be SubmiUVd t the
President of th UnitedStateSifor
approval A separate dooutnent
was ordnrtuj in vihieh all eouditions
to be observed I y either party
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Old Frenchman Dios
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A A Diiron aFrenrhman who
for many yars bad rcaidod ip these
Islands died yi sHrday nfternoon at
the age of 87 years at thn rerideUro
of his dsughtor Mrs Thomas Nott
The deceased was jeweller by
trade and did well in his bushiest
in Honolulu and later in Wailuku
H was an iutersting character
but in later yaarVhii mind was ftm
bin He was a devout Catbolin and
kould until tecently daily be seni
sitting for hours in the Cahdrl
grounds He was reputed to own
ebnildersble property
The funeral taks pUc this afer
nobrifrom the undertakiug parlors
of H II William
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nrnity Homn tlHs ity Djcmh r
281900 to Ih Wif ofiVsph
t Wbttlt a daughter
BSlnniKainWJi
Insure Yosr HonfloaMd FurHKrjre
WITH
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OEHERAt AOlNT
For Insurance Company of North
America and
New Zealand Insuranoo Company
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Notice i heroby given that the
Pearl City Cemetoiy is nov open for
internieutH A special funeral train
leavxs tho railroad station at 215 p
m dailv rpmaiuiug at tho cemetery
until after all interments
Th rt for traospnrtation ar
ono dollar for the corpse and fifty
tnts for the round trip far
mourners
Plats ar now on saloat thnfRca
uf th company ranging in pioa
from 10 Ur according to location
and size No otfewr barges of aijj
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Room 3 Lov Building Foit St
70 Bmos
BY AUTHORITY
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QUEEN STREET
WATfiK NOTICE
In accord tnce with Section 1 of
hChapter XXVI ofthe laws of 1880
All persons holding water privi
cKer or those paring water rates
rn h reby uotiund that ths watr
rts for the terbi ending June ik
11KI wilt be dus mid payable at tha
ilUce of the Ilonoluju Water Work
im til lit day of January 1901
All such rates remaining unpaid
for ffdys aftr they are due will
he stilijnut to an additional ten psr
cent
AH privileges upon whioh rates
remain uupaiilFetiruary 15 30 days
after heriomiigdelinquent are
j bin to suspension without further
notice
Raies are payable a tha office of
thn Water Wrtrks itf the basesuent
of Capitol buddinjt
-ANDREW
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Honolulu DacjySO 4900 8Q 10
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And in order to induce our Onsfhmpirs
to jm Queen Street All of our
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